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Darrelle Revis can count on both hands the number of times
quarterbacks have passed the ball in his direction, and their
success rate on just two fingers.

This has been a quiet season for the Pitt junior cornerback - a
first-team All-Big East selection, All-American candidate and Thorpe
Award semifinalist - since he returned a pair of interceptions for
touchdowns in the first two games.

"I'm the type of guy, if you come on my side, run or pass, I'm
going to shut it down," Revis said. "I don't want anything coming on
my side. I want to stop everything."

So Revis is eagerly anticipating a showdown against Louisville
quarterback Brian Brohm and receivers Harry Douglas and Mario
Urrutia, who form the Big East's best passing offense at 275.20
yards per game, when No. 8 Louisville (9-1, 4-1) visits Pitt (6-5, 2-
4) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Heinz Field. The game will be televised
on ESPN.

"I know Brohm is going to come at me," Revis said. "I've been
looking forward to it all year, and I'm going to have to strap it up
and play."

Revis is hoping to duplicate his performance against West
Virginia, when he made one of the greatest plays in Pitt history and
of this college football season with a dazzling 79-yard punt return
for a touchdown late in the first half.

The 6-foot, 200-pounder fielded a punt near the left hash and
sprinted to his right. After a devastating block by Derek Kinder,
who leveled two Mountaineers in one blow, Revis turned the corner
and eluded two more defenders. He sprinted along the home sideline,
then slowed to elude the kicker before spinning off another player
at the 5.

"It went real slow, like it was something like 'The Matrix,' "
Revis said. "It was one of those plays that, when I looked at it on
film, I didn't know I did all of that and that guys blocked for me
that much. It was a great play."

One that gave the Panthers a brief lead but was ultimately
overshadowed by breathtaking scoring plays by West Virginia's Steve
Slaton and Pat White. Instead of becoming a play remembered as
legendary as Larry Fitzgerald's catch against Texas A&M, it was a
highlight among highlights. …